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Valve’s ‘jumping in’ -- to the hardware market, that is

What does the company that owns and runs the largest
digital platform for PC (Steam) do when they’re fed up with the current hardware
that their products are distributed onto? They put together a team to develop
better hardware; that’s what they do!

Yes, Valve is hiring hardware development specialist. That
can only mean one thing – they’re developing hardware. In the listing at CVG, Valve had this to say:

"We're frustrated by the lack of innovation in the
computer hardware space though, so we're jumping in," they stated. “Even
basic input, the keyboard and mouse, haven't really changed in any meaningful
way over the years. There's a real void in the marketplace, and opportunities
to create compelling user experiences are being overlooked."

Well, that’s that then. If that doesn’t debunk the ‘SteamBox’ rumours, then I don’t know what does. So, what do you guys think? Excited
yet?

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